Moussa Helal (born 30 November 1949) is a former professional

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player from

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. He has won many championships, which seeded him no. 8 in the world, and no. 2 in over 35's. He moved to

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and became a British citizen in 1984 entering the British rankings for the first time. He represented Cheshire at county level before retiring to become a squash

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. His eldest daughter, Amina Helal, is also a squash player and is a former American Inter-Collegiate squash champion. His younger daughter, Jessica Helal is a successful squash coach in California.

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Egyptian male squash players English male squash players Living people 1949 births {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub